Topic: Letter from EA's PR Manager

[Serak]

Wouldn't be the third time either. >.>

[Sub]

I think someone said that EA is releasing their financial statements or something along those lines at the end of January, it might be in there.

[Hammerman58]

Well in the event its not lets all get our pitch forks and start sharpening them.




P.S Do  not forget your torch. I can not stress the importance of the torch in your classic mob.

[Behumat]

Because without torches, you're just a bunch of angry people standing around in the dark with sharp objects.

[Ultramarine]

4 more days until Jan is over, everyonecross your fingers for Spore news.
Who am I kidding we ain't gettin crap, time to get out the gun...

*holds gun to head*

[xDreamache]

Shortly after receiving the email denoting the official release date, we received another one from spore's community manager..
http://www.xspore.com/news/377_spore_comm_manager.html

expect new content within the next few days on the spore.com site.

[papaboom]

Thanks for this - 3 day after my birthday on the 4th - we have a date now.

It may not be the date everyone wanted - but at least we have a specific date which is nice.

[osherz5]

I think i'm gonna cry from happiness

[NettiWelho]

Think im gonna have a sporgasm

[rayofash]

I'm MaxisCactus, Community Manager on Spore.  I've been working on Spore here at the Maxis team for a bit over a year now, and I'm very excited about bringing you new information about this game.  I'll be here to fill you in on the latest updates as they become available. 
 
Many of you have created amazing websites that are devoted to bringing information to the larger Spore fan base.  Your contributions have helped garner a lot of support for this project, and have helped to generate much of the enthusiasm that's circulating about Spore.  It's great to see so much excitement being surfaced through your efforts.
 
I know you've all been waiting to hear when this game will launch, and I'm very excited to tell you that the official ship date for Spore is September 7th, 2008!  You are free to post this information on your own sites to let fans know when they can look forward to playing the game.
 
Also, Spore.com is now featuring a new movie about our game, so don't forget to take a look here:
http://www.spore.com/screenshots.php?movieID=7&play=hi
 
For those of you craving more eye candy, or just a peek into the game, keep a look out for several new assets that will be posted to Spore.com in the next few days.  These will include creature pictures as well as game play screenshots which you can also post up on your own sites.
 
MaxisCactus
Community Manager
Electronic Arts

For those signed up to the newsletter:

Get ready, Earth creatures. Check out the annoucement video to find out when Spore will be in stores! 

   Hi, I’m Will Wright and I’m working on a new game called Spore™. You’ve heard of it? Oh, that’s right, you signed up to get the Official Spore Newsletter. According to my notes, we haven’t sent a single newsletter out. Maybe that’s why I’ve been hearing from so many fans wanting some new information on Spore.

While we finish up the game over the next few months, we’ll be sharing more information with you and other fans. As a newsletter subscriber, you’ll be among the first to get new Spore information, screenshots, videos and other cool features from the Spore team. Check out our launch date teaser, and of course you can visit Spore.com for updates anytime.

Thanks again. You’ll hear from us soon. 

Here’s a sample of all the subscriber-only features coming your way in the future! 
• More Exclusive Videos
• Developer Diaries
• Fansite Kit
• Community Spotlights
• Events & Contests

http://anon.doubleclick.edgesuite.net/anon.doubleclick/cms/ElectronicArts/Maxis/2008/362711/new/spore.html

[DarkDragon]

September 7 is more than OK, I was afraid I'd only get it in 2009

[Sub]

September 7th actually makes me pleasantly surprised. 

[darkwanderer]

steve recieved 5 emails, i wonder what they said....

[LadyM]

I'm sure Steve will keep us all informed, he actually writes to Will Wright. No need to go elsewhere for news. This topic may get merged, not sure there was a need to make a whole thread just to link to another fan site.